Lucien M. Koonce ceramics

[ginkgo]

Nice to see your work ! peacefull one . I like your first shino and your oribe one very much. ( my words are a little pour to explain what are my feelings... because english is not my main language) ...). i am happy that we can meet here and show our work , it ia great .

[lucienkoonce]

Being one's webmaster (and I use the term "master" very lightly) has its advantages, but certainly its disadvantages...mainly the time involved. I spent yesterday updating my site with images from the September anagama firing. Please take a look when you have the time: http://lmkoonce.home.mindspring.com/gallery.htm
thanks...~Lucien

[Chip]

Fantastic works, Lucien! Thank you for sharing them with us!

[Geekgirl]

Beautiful work, Lucien. I particularly like the crackled shino guinomi. It's one of my favorite glaze types, this is a very striking example. Nice form too!

[Seeker]

Those are amazing works, thank you for sharing them with us. I am sure we are all looking forward to seeing more! Much much more.

Yes... more, more, more!

Absolutely stunning pieces Lucien.

[Mrs. Chip]

Those are amazing works, thank you for sharing them with us. I am sure we are all looking forward to seeing more! Much much more.

Yes... more, more, more!

Absolutely stunning pieces Lucien.

+1 on both these quotes.

Such awe-inspiring creations Lucien. Very, very stunning indeed!
Looks like we may need more shelf space for our TeawareArtisan teawares.

[lucienkoonce]

Hello all...it has been a while since I have posted here. Just unloaded the anagama last weekend at Chris Gustin's studio down in South Dartmouth, MA. We fired in May and had the treat of Jeff Shapiro driving down from his studio in Accord, NY to load and fire with us. Here are a few of my pieces that came from that firing...

Chawan with natural ash deposits, fired on shells.

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Oni Shino chawan.

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Yunomi with feldspar inclusions and natural ash deposits.

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More pieces can be viewed on my blog at...
http://lmkoonceceramics.blogspot.com/

[Chip]

Hi Lucien, great to see you again. I am sure we all hope you can hang around a while! Love your works!

[Chip]

BTW, you have a PM!

[debunix]

Love how the strong planes make them look like rough-hewn rock.

[Robert Fornell]

Nice work Lucien.......... especially like the "Oni Shino".

Thanks for the link on your site as well.

Cheers,
R

[lucienkoonce]

I recently had the wonderful opportunity to load and fire with Jeff Shapiro at his studio in Accord, NY. Jeff is a true master at his art, both in ceramic forms and wood firing. If you are unfamiliar with Jeff's work, you should check out his website at http://www.jeffshapiroceramics.com and feast your eyes. We had a spectacular firing and here are a couple of my tea bowls that came out of the anagama. More images can be seen on my blog at http://lmkoonceceramics.blogspot.com

Natural Ash Tea Bowl w/ Wari Foot (view a)

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Natural Ash Tea Bowl w/Wari Foot (view b)

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Natural Ash Tea Bowl w/ Shell Marks

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[Chip]

Lucien,

As always, spectacular works, Congratulations on a great firing.

Each one is incredible, here and blog-side.

[lucienkoonce]

Thanks Chip!

[debunix]

Very stark and dramatic. Wow.